AIDS Walk Houston

By Photos by Smiley N. Pool / Houston Chronicle

on March 10, 2013 1:20 PM

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Participants walk along Bagby Street at the start of the 24th Annual AIDS Walk Houston on Sunday, March 10, 2013, in Houston. Proceeds participants raise from the event benefit AIDS Foundation Houston as well as several other HIV/AIDS service organizations. less

Participants walk along Bagby Street at the start of the 24th Annual AIDS Walk Houston on Sunday, March 10, 2013, in Houston. Proceeds participants raise from the event benefit AIDS Foundation Houston as well ... more

Photo: Smiley N. Pool, Houston Chronicle

Participants walk along Bagby Street at the start of the 24th... Photo-4307501.58186 - Houston Chronicle

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Participants trudge through puddles at City Hall before the walk.

Participants trudge through puddles at City Hall before the walk.

Photo: Smiley N. Pool, Houston Chronicle

Participants trudge through puddles at City Hall before the walk. Photo-4307502.58186 - Houston Chronicle

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A participant carries a banner reading "It Starts With Us" before the start of the walk.

A participant carries a banner reading "It Starts With Us" before the start of the walk.

Krista Thrasher holds a poster honoring her sister Rhonda Martin during the walk. Martin died from AIDS in 1997, and Thrasher has participated in the walk every year since to honor her memory. "She was such a trooper, she was always positive," Thrasher said. less

Krista Thrasher holds a poster honoring her sister Rhonda Martin during the walk. Martin died from AIDS in 1997, and Thrasher has participated in the walk every year since to honor her memory. "She was such a ... more